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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 214 / Monday, November 7, 2022 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration
Renewal of the Voluntary Tanker
Agreement Program; Revised Form of
the Voluntary Agreement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of publication of the

voluntary tanker agreement.

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration

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(MARAD) announces the renewal of the
Voluntary Tanker Agreement Program
and the publication of its revised
Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA).
The revised VTA replaces a prior
version that was last published in
Volume 73 of the Federal Register at
page 51692 (September 4, 2008). After
publishing the proposed text in the
Federal Register in 2019 and hosting a
public hearing in August 2020, MARAD
has incorporated public input into the
revised VTA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Hatcher, Director, Office of Sealift
Support, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W25–310,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202)
366–0688; Fax (202) 366–5904, or
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
Section 708 of the Defense Production
Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.
4558) (DPA section 708), entitled
‘‘Voluntary agreements and plans of
action for preparedness programs and
expansion of production capacity and
supply,’’ authorizes the President, upon
a finding that conditions exist which
may pose a direct threat to the national
defense or its preparedness programs,
‘‘to consult with representatives of
industry, business, financing,
agriculture, labor and other interests’’ in
order to provide the making of such
voluntary agreements. It further
authorizes the President to delegate that
authority to individuals who are
appointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, upon the
condition that such individuals obtain
the prior approval of the Attorney
General after the Attorney General’s
consultation with the Federal Trade
Commission. Section 401 of Executive
Order 13603 delegated this authority of
the President to the Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary), among
others. By 49 CFR 1.93(l), the Secretary
delegated to the Maritime Administrator
the authority, in consultation and

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